Vandhœfr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vandhœfr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vandhœfr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

vandhœfr
vandhœfr, adj. saadan som man maa vogte sig for at have Samkvem med; vandhœfrmuntu verða, ef hann er drepinn Hlöðu-Kalfr Vígagl. 1436; ef hann (dvs. skógar-maðr) er jafn vandhœfr ok fjörbaugs-maðr Grg. I, 899 jvf 12218.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚿᚦᚼᚯᚠᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adj.
Adjectiv.
s.
substantiv.

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